- Contradictions between different designers
- What influences and motivates them?
- The idea of what you want to do as a designer and what you need to do as a professional
- Manifestos and Statements that Designers have made
We were put into pairs and we had to give quick fire responses to particular words, which were Politics, Society, Culture & History.
We had to make a list of 10 words each showing our responses to these words:
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| 10 Words Lists |
Me: Lies, Parliament, Plebs, Meetings, Politicians, Parties, Votes, Election, Democracy, Scandal
Partner: Government, Shambles, Money, Cash, Law, Benefits, Court, Scandals, Prime Minister, Agreements
Society:
Me: Multicultural, Communities, Jobs, Divided, Classes, Riots, Affect, Economics, Integrated, History
Partner: Illegal Immigrants, Big, Industrial, Selfish, Different, High/Low Class, Careless, Segregated, Expanding
Culture:
Me: Multiculture, Wide-Ranging, Consumer, Benefit, Social Networking, Encompassing, Divided, Technology, Society, Change
Partner: Ever-Changing, Unique, Commercialism, Consumerism, Lazy, Technology, Internet, Twitter, Apple, Glamorisation
History:
Me: Ancestors, Influences, Struggle, Overcoming, Scandal, Destruction, Improvement, Monarchy, Armies, Honour
Partner: War, Conflict, Simpler, Outside, Better, Kinder, Remembrance, Motivation, Hard-Working, Tradition
From this, we then had to take the 20 word lists for each word and put them into columns of being either Positive or Negative word choices. Words could go into both categories:
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| Positive & Negative Word Lists |
Positive: Parliament, Meetings, Politician, Parties, Votes, Election, Democracy, Government, Money, Cask, Law, Court, Prime Minister, Agreement
Negative: Lies, Plebs, Politician, Scandal, Shambles, Money, Cash, Benefits
Society:
Positive: Big, Industrial Different, Expanding, Multicultural, Community, Jobs, Affects, Economics, Integrated, History, Classes
Negative: Illegal Immigrants, Industrial, Selfish, Different, Careless, Segregated, Divided, Riots, Affects, Classes (High/Low Class)
Culture:
Positive: Multiculture Wide-Ranging, Consumer, Social Networking, Encompassing, Technology, Society, Change, Ever-Changing, Unique, Commercialism, Consumerism, Internet, Apple
Negative: Consumer, Benefit, Social Networking, Divided, Technology, Change, Commercialism, Consumerism, Lazy, Internet, Twitter, Apple, Glamorisation
History:
Positive: Simpler, Outside, Better, Kinder, Remembrance, Motivation, Tradition, Hard-Working, Ancestors, Influences, Overcoming, Improvement, Honour, Monarchy, Armies
Negative: War, Conflict, Influences, Struggle, Scandal, Destruction, Monarchy, Armies
From this, we then had to come up with 5 individual statements for each area. 5 of the statements were of a positive nature and 5 of the statements were of a negative nature:
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| 5 Individual Statements from Me and my Partner |
Why I am FOR Politics:
- I agree with the Right to Vote
- I agree with the ideals of a Democracy
- I agree with the idea of electing a Leader via the Election process
- I am for the need for government to pass laws
- I agree with the idea of having a body of people who represent the country
Why I am AGAINST Politics:
- I'm against Dictatorship
- I'm against a Politician abusing their position for power or personal gain
- I'm against the amount of money they get paid and the extra expenses they get
- I'm against politics being based on lies and broken promises to the public
- I'm against the elitism of Politicians being posh and well-off individuals and there not being some normal people involved
Society:
What is POSITIVE about Society:
- Society is becoming more open-minded and changing attitudes
- Society provides a source of belonging
- Encourages a feeling of community
- Is Inclusive of all people and is getting bigger
- Encourages the need and want of jobs
What is NEGATIVE about Society:
- Society can affect the way that others think or behave (either in a good or bad way)
- Society is divided into classes
- Society has created its own segregation of cultures and the ignorance of society to learn
- The way society judges others on differences
- The individuals in society who don't care about others
Culture:
What I LIKE about Culture:
- I like how our culture as a society is multi-cultural
- Culture encompasses new technologies and lifestyle improvements
- I like social networking
- I like how cultures introduce you to new things
- I like how improvements in culture can change society for the better
What I DISLIKE about Culture:
- Has become based around consumerism and what people own
- The laziness of people based on technologies
- How social networking can become a tool manipulated by others to cause trouble
- How small companies don't get the chance that larger companies do
- How culture has divided society
History:
What is GOOD about History:
- History has influences how we live now
- History allows us to remember the struggle of pour ancestors
- History means that we remember people who have sacrificed themselves to improve our lives
- History provides us with tradition
- History shows us what NOT to do!
- Encourages and glorifies conflict to solve problems
- Influences people for the worst
- Finds honour in war
- Doesn't encourage progression
- Highlights how self-destructive humans are to gain power and control
Manifesto (n) a public declaration based on intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives as issued by a government or organisation.
A great resource that I managed to find based on Graphic Design Manifestos specifically was the Manifesto Project which is an on-going curation of Manifestos, from the well known to the exclusively produced.
It includes great examples of Manifesto's which include the First Things First Manifesto and the re-written version of the First Things First 2000 Manifesto. The well known Work Hard and Be Nice to People Manifesto by Anthony Burrill features within this collection as well as the 10 Things I Have Learnt Manifesto by Milton Glazer;
"But we are proposing a reversal of priorities in favour of the more useful and more lasting forms of communication.We hope that society will tire of gimmick merchants, status salesmen and hidden persuaders, and that the prior call on our skills will be for worthwhile purposes"
- Ken Garland 'First Things First' Manifesto
"Work Hard and Be Nice to People"
- Anthony Burrill 'Work Hard and Be Nice To People' Manifesto
"Obsessions Make my Life Worse and my Work Better"
- Stefan Sagmeister 'Obsessions' Manifesto
Tankboys & Cosimo Bizzarri (2012) "Manifesto Project" [Internet] Available from http://www.manifestoproject.it/ (Accessed 1st February 2013)
Politics: The principles of democracy gives an ideal scenario to live where the population have their say and where every man, woman and child is entitled to their right to vote. The need for fairness is necessary within politics and should be done by individuals who have a passion and enthusiasm for the need to improve peoples lives instead of being motivated by greed and power.
Society: Having an inclusive society creates a environment where there is a sense of safety and belonging amongst, not just close-knit communities, but as national and international communities. Acceptance and open-mindedness within society means that those who oppose this are influenced by the majority, allowing us to have changing attitudes which continue to improve for the better.
Culture: As a nation, we have developed a culture which encompasses all aspects of varying lifestyles thereby enriching our society with its multi-cultural influence. Having a culture like this is important for us to become more understanding of other cultures apart from our own, making us become more accepting and introducing us to new things thereby changing society for the better.
History: History is important as it has shaped the world we live in today which makes it integral to how we continue to grow as a global community and progress into the future. We can learn from the mistakes, struggles and triumphs that our ancestors made and provides us with traditions that allow us to remember those who have made such an impact on our lives.
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